Two Albany High School students were shot and wounded in El Cerrito after being "asked about their shoes," authorities said Thursday.

The victims and a third Albany High student were on a trail called the Ohlone Greenway underneath the BART tracks between Lincoln and Stockton avenues at 2 p.m. Wednesday when they were accosted by two men, according to a statement that Albany Unified School District officials sent to parents.

The men asked the youths about their shoes, then one opened fire and hit two of the students, authorities said. The third student escaped uninjured.

The two students hit by gunfire are expected to survive. No arrests have been made.

District officials did not elaborate on the nature of the men's query about the students' shoes.

The shooting happened after Albany High had let out for the day. It led to lockdowns at two schools in El Cerrito, Fairmount Elementary and El Cerrito High.

"Our thoughts are with the families as (the students) recover from this tragic incident," the school district's statement said. "Please remind your student to take all possible precautions when walking to and from school."